Brace-iron for vehicle-seats.



No. 784,160. PATENTED MAR. '7, 1905. W. B. C. HERSHEY.

BRAGE IRON FOR VEHICLE SEATS,

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22.1904.

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STATES Patented March '7, 1905.

WILLIAM B. U. HERSHEY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

BHACE-lRON FOR VEHICLE-SEATS...

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,160, dated March"7, 1905.

Application filed July 22, 1904. Serial No. 217,652.

To (1/7] 11/71/0171, it may concern:

Be it known that I,'WILLTAM P. C. HERsHEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at C0- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Brace-Irons,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful im 'irovement in brace-ironsfor vehicle-seat supports.

The object of the invention is to provide a superior constructionwhereby the parts are rigidly held in place and by which the seatsupportis braced against strains.

Another object resides in providing a device of the character describedthat will be strong, durable, eflicient, and simple and comparativelyinexpensive to make and one in which the several parts will not beliable to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists of thenovel details of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment ofwhich is described in the specification, and illustrated in the drawings,wherein Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of a vehicle-bodyand the seat-support thereof. Fig. 2 is an inner elevation of one of thebrace irons, and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same.

In the drawings the bottom of the vehiclebody is indicated by thenumeral 1, while 2 designates the side-board, and 3 the sill. Extendingupwardly from the sill in contact With the side-board are vertical posts4,from which extend laterally the frame-bars 5. Of course it is to beunderstood that the construction about to be described is applied toeach side of the body, being connected by the framebars 5, and thereforea description of one side will sufiice for both.

The posts 4: are formed with shoulders at their upper ends, into whichis set the curved side block 6 and the stretcher-strip 7. Thebrace-irons 8, which constitute the essential parts of my invention, areformed with a D- shaped loop member 9, suitably provided. withbolt-recehing apertures 10. The irons are formed on their inner faceswith vertical extending ribs 11, from which point the iron is curved andprovided with a later-ally-extemling leaf 12.

in applying the irons the loop member 9 is secured to the outer face ofthe bar 5 by means of bolts M and which is recessed at 13 to receive therib .11. The curved portion 15 of the iron is so shaped as to closelycontact with the round edge of the post a on its inner face and disposedso that its leaf portion 12 lies flush with the ends of thestretcherstrip 7 and the block 6. Screws 16 pass through the curvedportion 15 of the iron and securely fasten it to the post. As anadditional means of securing the irons on each side of the frame-bars inplace and also for the purpose of strengthening and firmly so curing theparts together a tie-bolt 17 is passed through the apertures 18 of theleaf 12 and also through the posts 4 and extended under thestretcher-strip 7. The ends of the bolt are headed or offset, so as torigidly connect the various parts through which it passes and also tohold the leaf portions and the curved portions 15 in close contact withthe posts, stretcher-strip, and block.

It will be readily seen that when the vari-- ous parts are secured andbraced by the irons and the tie-bolt they are rigidly connected andpresent a lirm and steady support in which there is no liability of theparts rattling or becoming disengaged. The brace-irons besides greatlystrengthening and bracing the parts simplify the construction andmaterially add to the neat and compact appearance and arrangement of thesupport.

Having now fully described my invention, what 1 claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A brace-iron for vehicle-seatsupports, comprisinga loop member, and a leaf portion extended from theloop member.

2. A brace-iron for vehicle-seat supports comprising, a loop member, aleaf portion, a curved portion connecting the loop andthe leaf, and arib formed on the side of the iron.

The combination with a seat-support for vehicles having frame-bars andvertical posts, of brace-irons arranged in pairs for connecting theparts, and continuous means for securing each pair of irons and theparts to gether.

\VlLLIAM B. (J. HERSl-IEY. in presence of M. l). Sounnv,

W. L. lVioReow.

